Summer Sausage (was) RE: [at-l] food

[greyowl at rcn.com (greyowl@xxxxxxx)]

Spam make a spread that is great on Ritz crackers.  MAkes a 
great trail lunch, but I would not carry it on a long hike 
(too heavy).  I also found salmon in a foil pack.  Two hikes 
ago I took some, with a fresh bagel and a small container of 
cream cheese (provided by the bagel shop).  Iaalso cannot get 
enough fresh fruit.  I am not a big fan of the dried fruit.

On long hikes one does not want to carry a lot of weight so 
one ends up carrying things that need to be rehydratred.  For 
breakfast there is nothing better than cream of wheat, grits 
or oatmeal (I would never eat any of this stuff at home)  
They all come in packages that weigh next to nothing.  Lunch 
is usally PP&J on peta bread.  Dinner -mac and cheese, Lipton 
instand dinners, found a good vegatarian chili.

Word to the wise.  Try the food before you go on your trip.  
I found a vegatarian Black Bean Soup that sounded good.  Had 
it on the second night.  From Midnight to 8:00 am the next 
morning I spent digging cat holes.  the soup definitely 
cleaned me out.

Grey Owl

>   You know what else I love now that I think about
>   it?  Spam.... Or Vienna sausages.  I don't eat this
>   stuff at home, but backpacking, this stuff is the
>   best gourmet.  Especially fried Spam.  On a bagel. 
>   With onion.